Jose Osorto-Maldonado Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 10 in Rose City
Jose Osorto-Maldonado ID’d as 1 of 2 Injured in Rose City Crash on Interstate 10
Rose City, Texas (July 14, 2022) – Jose Osorto-Maldonado, 46, of Houston, was one of the two people who were injured Wednesday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash in Rose City.
The collision happened at around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, on Interstate Highway 10 near Mile Marker 857, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS said Eugene Breaux, 69, of Sour Lake, was driving a 2008 Dodge pickup on Interstate 10 in the right lane when he attempted to swerve into the center lane to avoid a potential hazard in the roadway but instead hit a 2019 BMW SUV, which then struck a 2004 International truck tractor semi-trailer.
Osorto-Maldonado, who was the driver of the International, was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont in unknown condition.
The BMW driver, Betty Nichols, 72, of Buna, was also taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Beaumont with unspecified injuries.
Breaux was uninjured.
Further details regarding the collision were immediately provided.
The accident remains under investigation.
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